Alaska Airlines Jobs – Manager Payroll Services

Job Description:

The Manager Payroll Services is responsible for the timely and accurate preparation, payment and record keeping for Alaska Airlines, Inc. and its subsidiary Horizon Air Industries, Inc. As a people leader, the Manager, Payroll Services leads and establishes priorities for the team to perform a critical role for Alaska Air Group’s 20,000+ employees and retirees by ensuring compliance with standard operating procedures and regulations.

Job Responsibilities:

• Performs payroll processing activities for weekly, biweekly, semi-monthly and adhoc payrolls as necessary.
• Establishes goals and objectives and provides direction and supervision for the payroll department with an emphasis on high performance and continued improvement.
• Establish and maintain partnerships between Employee Benefits and Services, Information Systems, Finance and Operational departments.
• Ensures payroll operations comply with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) along with government regulations and compliance with State and Federal payroll tax reporting regulations.
• Manages and supervises preparation of payroll tax returns, journal entries, and reconciliations of payroll and related general ledger liability accounts.
• Tracks garnishments, exception reporting, and reconciliations.
• Works with payroll accountants to resolve discrepancies.
• Reconciles monthly equity transactions from the external stock system used by Corporate Affairs and the payroll system.
• Conducts pay data and year-end audits to ensure that accurate payroll data was submitted to tax authorities and employees in W2s.
• Establishes audit processes and assures SOX controls adequate to ensure compliance.
• Ensures data integrity of payroll and related subsystems, and compliance with document retention policies.

Job Requirements:

• Strong accounting skills, knowledge of tax and employment law, and experience in the preparation and filing of quarterly and annual payroll tax returns (including W-2s).
• Strong leadership and organization skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills facilitating effective verbal and written communication at all levels in the organization.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, with an emphasis on advanced Excel skills.
• Minimum age of 18
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Qualification & Experience:

• 5 years of payroll related experience.
• 2 years of leadership experience.
• Bachelor’s degree, with a focus in accounting, business management or a related discipline, or an additional two years of relevant training/experience in lieu of this degree.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.

Job Details:

Company: Alaska Airlines

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Location: Tacoma, WA, US

Application Deadline: N/A

Apply Here

getyoursvacancy.online